Buying a home in M45, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£283kmost £237k–£331k

Houses per m²£3,386flats £2,604

Sold last year1801,289 in five years

Prices in Bury+2.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M45 sold for £283,402 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £236,582 and £330,962, for about 86 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

180 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £99k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M45 8 (£3,058) and the most in M45 7 (£3,644).

Across Bury, prices are up 2.7% on a year ago and up 22.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,065 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,292 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M45 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£224,270	£193k–£254k	69 m²	274
3	£283,402	£237k–£331k	86 m²	572
4	£385,515	£317k–£462k	107 m²	159
5+	£543,907	£443k–£744k	171 m²	146

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£224k	£283k	£386k	£544k
Detached	—	£332k	£413k	£477k	£642k
Semi-detached	—	£249k	£293k	£346k	£438k
Terraced	—	£210k	£239k	£315k	£460k
Flats	£99k	£173k	£169k	—	£411k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across M45

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M45 6	£3,261	£2,784
M45 7	£3,644	£2,706
M45 8	£3,058	£2,201

Schools near M45

Best state primary within 2 kmUnsworth Primary School82% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBury Church of England High School59.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%19 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M25 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £323k M26 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £226k BL9 Bury · 5 km3-bed house £234k M27 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £261k M7 Salford · 5 km3-bed house £279k M8 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £229k M9 Manchester · 6 km3-bed house £215k M24 Manchester · 6 km3-bed house £241k

Questions about M45

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M45?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M45 sold for £283,402 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £236,582 and £330,962.

Is M45 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M45 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M45 each year?

180 homes sold in the last year and 1,289 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M45?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Unsworth Primary School, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M45?

For a 3-bedroom house, M26 (£226k, 3 km), BL9 (£234k, 5 km), M8 (£229k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.